diff --git a/src/assets/css/terminal.css b/src/assets/css/terminal.css
index fe38fb2..1733b22 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/terminal.css
+++ b/src/assets/css/terminal.css
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@
   height: 100%;
 }
 
-/* Selection styling — xterm.js v6 handles selection via canvas renderer.
-   No CSS override needed; colors come from terminal.options.theme. */
-
-/* Cursor styling */
-.terminal-container .xterm-cursor-layer {
-  z-index: 4;
+/* WKWebView focus fix: xterm.js hides its helper textarea with opacity: 0,
+   width/height: 0, left: -9999em. macOS WKWebView doesn't reliably focus
+   elements with zero dimensions positioned off-screen. Override to keep it
+   within the viewport with non-zero dimensions so focus events fire. */
+.terminal-container .xterm .xterm-helper-textarea {
+  left: 0 !important;
+  top: 0 !important;
+  width: 1px !important;
+  height: 1px !important;
+  opacity: 0.01 !important;
 }
 
 /* Scrollbar inside terminal */
diff --git a/src/components/common/StatusBar.vue b/src/components/common/StatusBar.vue
index 8e37aa2..2582ea7 100644
--- a/src/components/common/StatusBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/common/StatusBar.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="h-9 flex items-center justify-between px-4 bg-[var(--wraith-bg-secondary)] border-t border-[var(--wraith-border)] text-sm text-[var(--wraith-text-muted)] shrink-0">
+  <div class="h-10 flex items-center justify-between px-4 bg-[var(--wraith-bg-secondary)] border-t border-[var(--wraith-border)] text-sm text-[var(--wraith-text-muted)] shrink-0">
     <!-- Left: connection info -->
     <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
       <template v-if="sessionStore.activeSession">
diff --git a/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue b/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
index 8cde734..a555d1d 100644
--- a/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
@@ -502,6 +502,19 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
   await connectionStore.loadAll();
 
+  // Restore saved theme so every terminal opens with the user's preferred colors
+  try {
+    const savedThemeName = await invoke<string | null>("get_setting", { key: "active_theme" });
+    if (savedThemeName) {
+      const themes = await invoke<Array<{ name: string; foreground: string; background: string; cursor: string; black: string; red: string; green: string; yellow: string; blue: string; magenta: string; cyan: string; white: string; brightBlack: string; brightRed: string; brightGreen: string; brightYellow: string; brightBlue: string; brightMagenta: string; brightCyan: string; brightWhite: string }>>("list_themes");
+      const theme = themes?.find(t => t.name === savedThemeName);
+      if (theme) {
+        sessionStore.setTheme(theme);
+        statusBar.value?.setThemeName(theme.name);
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {}
+
   // Restore workspace — reconnect saved tabs (non-blocking, non-fatal)
   setTimeout(async () => {
     try {